Emporia ? Varsity returners Thomas Irick and Elliott Abromeit led the Lawrence High boys tennis team to a tie for fourth place, Tuesday at the Emporia Tournament.

Irick and Abromeit competed at the No. 1 and No. 2 singles spots, respectively, and both placed third with 2-1 records.

LHS coach Chris Marshall was pleased with the leadership of Irick and Abromeit since they are the lone returners to the varsity squad.

The Lions will be back in action today against Bishop Seabury at 3:30 p.m. at LHS.

Results

Tuesday at Emporia

Team Scores: 1. Blue Valley Northwest 45, 2. Andover-Central 35, 3. Topeka-Hayden 34. T-4. Lawrence High 25, T-4. Emporia 25, 6. Topeka High 21, 7. Blue Valley Southwest 19, 8. Ottawa 11.

LHS Results

No. 1 Singles: 3. Thomas Irick (2-1).

No. 2 Singles: 3. Elliott Abromeit (2-1).

No. 3 Singles: 4. Michael Braman (1-2).

No. 1 Doubles: 8. Panyin Boye-Doe/Matt Caromdy (0-3).

No. 2 Doubles: 6. Adam Eudaly/Jonathan Kinder (1-2).

No. 3 Doubles: 4. Sam Allen/Zach Bowie (1-2).